⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q4 11:26 · POR 72-69 IND
- Ties it
Martell Webster hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brandon Roy with the assist
Q4 2:55 · POR 82-82 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Roy bad pass
Q4 4:20 · POR 77-76 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:50 · POR 22-22 IND
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 10:02 · POR 49-59 IND
- Winner
Jamaal Tinsley hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · POR 82-83 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Foster technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:17 · POR 24-24 IND
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:04 · POR 65-69 IND
📊The numbers
| POR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
